[malvosenior]

Don’t people still keep cats for pest control? They’re really good at it.

[upvotinglurker]

Small farms that keep grain-fed livestock absolutely do.

[lolc]

It is rarely a consideration.

[malvosenior]

You must not live in a place with a lot of rodents. Cats are regularly employed to help keep them out of your house. This goes for the city and country. Cats are super useful in New York for instance.

[jaclaz]

Well, it depends on where you live.

In the country having a few cats means no mice, no rats, no snakes around the house.